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Do you plan to watch the 2006 Winter Olympic Games on television?


Yes, every minute I can:


 43%

Yes, but only when nothing else is on:


 42%

No:


 13%

No, I'm going to see them in person:


 3%

 

Will you say "Turin" or "Torino" when you refer to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games' location?


Turin:


 37%

Torino:


 43%

I'm still learning how to say "Lillehammer":


 19%

 

Which country will win the most medals at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games?


Austria:


 7%

Canada


 7%

Italy


 4%

Finland


 3%

Germany:


 11%

Netherlands


 2%

Norway


 9%

Russia


 13%

United States


 45%

 

Which current Winter Olympic sport is your favorite?


Skiing:


 17%

Sledding:


 9%

Ski jumping:


 12%

Figure skating:


 28%

Speed skating:


 7%

Ice hockey:


 15%

Snowboarding:


 5%

Curling:


 7%

 

What's the biggest story so far of the pre-Winter Olympic Games?


Bode Miller, the tipsy ski great:


 41%

Michelle Kwan, the skating champ with a special exemption:


 45%

Tim Nardiello, the de-frocked team coach:


 4%

Vonetta Flowers, the bob-sledding mom:


 10%

 

Do you believe that many Olympic athletes use illegal performance-enhancing drugs?


Yes, many of them do:


 34%

No, only a few do:


 66%

 

Do you think that drug testing technologies have caught up with resourceful drug cheaters?


Yes:


 13%

Almost:


 48%

No:


 39%

 

Do you feel that the US government should continue to subsidize the US Olympic team?


Yes, it's a source of national pride:


 83%

No, it's a waste of resources when some Americans still lack the basics:


 17%

 

Which current Winter Olympics sport should be dumped?


Skiing:


 2%

Sledding:


 7%

Ski jumping:


 1%

Figure skating:


 12%

Speed skating:


 2%

Ice hockey:


 8%

Snowboarding:


 20%

Curling:


 49%

 

Which factor poses the greatest threat to the integrity of the Olympic Games?


Team sponsorship programs by countries:


 5%

Over-commercialization:


 19%

French skating judges:


 12%

Up-close-and-personal media stories:


 5%

The break-up of the former Soviet Union and consequent loss of a popular opponent:


 3%

Illegal performance-enhancing drugs:


 24%

Inclusion of professional athletes in some events:


 32%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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